Ozzy Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Had an extended blat this evening. Started in daylight, finished in the dark. However, encountered a major problem. As I much prefer driving without the sidescreens, I always wear sunglasses to stop my eyes streaming. Not much help when the sun sets Consequently, drove home constantly wiping my eyes. Anyway. Anybody got a recommendation for the above. Where from, how much etc. Presumibly these are also useful for stopping glare from oncoming headlights. Oz. Still Shaking. 6 speed 1600k Supersport (keep forgetting to tell people what it is!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Look at the safety glasses in demon tweeks catalogue - cheap as chips and perfect for night driving in the Seven - and they look more like Oakleys than Chemistry lab goggles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie adams Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 i use my oakly cycling o wires with clear lenses which are great but i have heard good things about the x things on the for sale section . i might get a pair although they might be too goggle like to wear as normal glasses .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted May 26, 2005 Area Representative Share Posted May 26, 2005 Otherwise buy some Wiley-X XL1 glasses with interchangeable lenses. Dark green for the sun and clear for the night. I have used the blue lenses and the yellow ones too for night/poor weather driving and they are excellent. Blue makes everything seem a bit clearer but only works if there is some ambient light available i.e. from your headlights, street lights etc whereas yellow seems to work really well all the time including fog and heavy rain. Nick Now the Orange HPC - A 2.0 VX - 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 2nded the yellow Wileys are superb for low light/night driving. Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Mill Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 I heard that the boys in blue had a downer on tinted specs at night but I can't find any reference for it on the web - anyone know for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Mill Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 OK I found it - provision 82 in the current highway code. The 1994 edition does not have it so I guess its relatively recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davef Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 At the moment there's a bulk buy of the Wiley's over in the for sale section... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 You can get a type of reactolite lens for the Wileys. Laurence sent me a set. They are as good as clear at night and almost as dark as the darkest in bright sun. Take a few minutes to react but solves the problem. Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Reg: B16BDR, Mem No 2166, the full story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 I've got the Wiley 'reactolite' type lenses. They are really good lenses and so much easier than swapping lenses or taking a change of glasses. Very useful - use them for cycling to. My only critisism is that they take an age to go darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted May 26, 2005 Area Representative Share Posted May 26, 2005 I was thinking about the Wiley bulk-buy. Interesting comments about the reactolites. Pauly it's better for them to go light quickly than dark quickly surely? Just about to go over to the bb and see if reactolites are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 Agree - better to go light quickly, which in all fairness they do, but when you pull the Caterham out of the garage on a really bright sunny day and have to wait (just about literally) 5 minutes for them to be dark enough for you to comfortably see it's a little frustrating 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 You can get a type of reactolite lens for the Wileys. Laurence sent me a set. They are as good as clear at night and almost as dark as the darkest in bright sun. I've used a fixed-lens 'reactolite' version of the Wileys all the time now - I've also got a conventional set with interchangeable lenses (and loved the yellows). I am pretty bl**dy disappointed with the reactolites though - they hardly change colour at all IME. Pants, pants, pants Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 Bolle do an excellent set of activity sunglasses with changable lenses - including clear lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolhead Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 So do Smith I bought some Birdz. Available from ebay See my site for pics NE7Club Web Site R5 no 65 😬 I am after low level tyre rack and jerry can box for Mino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmdh555 Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 The yellow Wileys always make me feel much better about life... Gareth Yellow and black 1.8 VX, pics here, for sale here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 It is worth having a look at the safty glasses on page 333 of the DT catalogue - at a fiver a pair and with an integral elastic strap, they're very good value. I have a pair of Wileys which are great but having these for night use means I no longer have to swap lenses all the time See http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/catalogue/category_list.asp?cls=MSPORT&grp=MP014&pgrp=M002 Edited by - Alex Wong on 27 May 2005 10:26:02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Smith do a range of sunglasses with interchangeable lenses (yellow, orange and smoked). Cheaper than Oakleys and look great 😬. Chappers I never knew it could be this good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 What about these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=74701&item=4552741865&rd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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